Testing variable types in Python
- by Jasper
Hello,
I'm creating an initialising function for the class 'Room', and found that the program wouldn't accept the tests I was doing on the input variables.
Why is this?
def __init__(self, code, name, type, size, description, objects, exits):
self.code = code
self.name = name
self.type = type
self.size = size
self.description = description
self.objects = objects
self.exits = exits
#Check for input errors:
if type(self.code) != type(str()):
print 'Error found in module rooms.py!'
print 'Error number: 110'
elif type(self.name) != type(str()):
print 'Error found in module rooms.py!'
print 'Error number: 111'
elif type(self.type) != type(str()):
print 'Error found in module rooms.py!'
print 'Error number: 112'
elif type(self.size) != type(int()):
print 'Error found in module rooms.py!'
print 'Error number: 113'
elif type(self.description) != type(str()):
print 'Error found in module rooms.py!'
print 'Error number: 114'
elif type(self.objects) != type(list()):
print 'Error found in module rooms.py!'
print 'Error number: 115'
elif type(self.exits) != type(tuple()):
print 'Error found in module rooms.py!'
print 'Error number: 116'
When I run this I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/Jasper/Development/Programming/MyProjects/Game Making Challenge/Europa I/rooms.py", line 148, in <module>
myRoom = Room(101, 'myRoom', 'Basic Room', 5, '<insert description>', myObjects, myExits)
File "/Users/Jasper/Development/Programming/MyProjects/Game Making Challenge/Europa I/rooms.py", line 29, in __init__
if type(self.code) != type(str()):
TypeError: 'str' object is not callable
